Wandering kitties

[Kristin]

Hi Suzanne,

 I know what you're going through. When I was in college I had a 
calico kitty. One of my roommates had her sister plus 2 other cats 
that she let outside all the time.  I would only let Misha out if I 
was home so that I could keep an eye on her. She didn't usually roam 
out of the yard.

Anyway one afternoon while I was at work my roommates left the 
sliding glass door open so the cats could go in and out including 
Misha. Well it got to be about 10:00pm or so and all the cats had 
come home except mine. My roommate calls me at the bar to tell me 
she's missing. When I got home around 1:00 I called up and down the 
street for her, but she never came. Needless to say I was extremely 
angry with my roommates for letting her out when I wasn't there. 
Misha was still only a kitten, 7 months at that time. I spent the 
next week looking for her hoping someone in the neighborhood picked 
her up. And not that she was attacked by a coyote or the pack of dogs 
that roamed the area.

Well about a week later I'm at the bar and my roommate calls again. 
Misha showed up at the front door meowing away. She looked well fed 
and none the worse for wear. I don't know where she was or what she 
did on her little 2 week adventure but I was so happy to have her 
back. I took her to the vet not long after that to get her spayed and 
she tended to stay close to the house after that. Yes I still let her 
go outside but only until I graduated. When I moved back to 
Albuquerque she became a strictly indoor kitty. 

So I'm sure your kitty is just fine and is out on a little kitty  
adventure. She will come home when she's ready. In fact when my 
roommate moved to El Paso one of her cats would disappear for 3 or 4 
weeks at a time but he always came home sooner or later.

Wishing the best,
    
      Kristin